Leave Your Legacy by Supporting Stanford’s Conservation ProgramÂ
Support campus conservation initiatives with your next service milestone award.
Together, we are Sustainable Stanford
Own Your Role
Cut Costs with Sustainable Purchasing
Stanford’s new purchasing guidance helps departments save money while reducing waste through practical everyday actions.
Power Smart Practices
On hot days, review campus conservation best practices to help outsmart hitting peak power.
Stories
of Impact
Largest Living Lab Student Cohort to Date Presents Accomplishments at Annual Symposium
From stakeholders’ willingness for trade-offs to a green game plan, the student interns and fellows presented on their operational accomplishments from the year.
#ShopCampusFirst
“Swap shelves” make reusing items easy and convenient–saving money & supporting Stanford’s waste reduction goal.
Stanford Wins 2026 National Wildfire Mitigation Award
Stanford’s wildfire resilience program is recognized as one of the most impactful wildfire preparedness initiatives in the country.
An “Army” for Zero Waste: 71% Diverted at Stanford Stadium
An “army” of over 100 student and staff volunteers helped sort the BTS concert waste to reduce the amount sent to landfill.
Living Lab
Projects
Project: Reducing Embodied Carbon in Construction
Doctoral student Eleni Alexandraki, B.S. ’19 and M.S. ’21, developed a set of Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines for her Living Lab Fellowship Project.
Project: Scheduling for Sustainability
Justin West ’25 piloted an occupancy-based HVAC scheduling system in the Gates building, aiming to reduce energy consumption by 20% through adjustments based on real-time data.
Systems that Work Together
Campus as a Living Lab for Sustainability
Research, lead, and shape sustainability by using all the resources campus has to offer
Protecting Our Power Supply
The Stanford campus community outsmarts hitting peak power by reducing electricity on weekdays from 12 to 8 p.m.
